HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

5. Specify the maximum number of targets the tool can select when creating the task. Select from the
following:
• None. If none is selected, the target selection page will not be displayed.
• One
• Unlimited
6. Select Copy files to the target systems.
a. (Optional) Click Delete to delete a specified file.
b. (Optional) Click Add to add additional files.
7. Enter the Command with parameters field.
Note: The UI supports only 9 parameters. If you enter more than 9 parameters, the last parameter will
be displayed as Zero(0) on the Task Results page.
8. Under Command output format, select from the following:
• Standard output
• X-Window
9. To prompt the user for input at the time they choose this tool to be run or scheduled, enter up to 10
labels that can be used to ask for input. You can use the substitution parameters %1, %2, ... %10 in
your command line to access the values they enter.
a. (Optional) Select Required (user must enter data) to require the user to enter data.
b. (Optional) Select Private (masks the data with *) to mask the user input.
10. Select if the tool can be scheduled.
11. Click OK to add the new tool to the Custom Tools menu and access the Manage Custom Tools
page, or click Previous to return to the previous page to select another type of custom tool.
NOTE: New custom tool tools are located under Tools→Custom Tools.
Related procedures
• Editing a remote tool
• Deleting a custom tool
• Viewing tool definition files
Related topics
• Custom tools
• Managing custom tools
Editing a CMS tool
All fields are optional.
1. Select Tools→Custom Tools→Manage Custom Tools. The Manage Custom Tools page appears.
2. Select the tool you want to edit and click Edit. The Describe how the new custom tool will work
page appears with the tool type and description displayed.
3. Under Tool Parameters, enter the following information:
a. In the Name field, enter the command name. Custom tool names must be at least one character in
length, and no more than 255 characters in length. The first character of the name must be
alphabetic. Subsequent characters can be letters, digits, spaces, or any of the following: "-", ".",
"(", ")" or "_".
b. In the Description field, enter the necessary information for the application.
c. In the Help comments field, enter any comments for the application.
d. In the Menu placement field, enter the full path (from the root of the HP SIM console) and the file
name of the application. For example:
c:\custom code\romflash.bat
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